Leadership Matters

In this episode Steven Parker talks with serial entrepreneur Elias Ek about startups, KPIs, building teams and how to schedule your health as part of your overall calendar for balance. 

In this month\'s episode Leadership Matters interviews Damion Potter, former UK Deputy Representative to Taiwan and UK Ambassador to Panama.  Damion has also worked for ESPN, GSK (Helion), and now runs Global Affairs for Burson one of the largest PR agencies in the world.  He has worked in Sweden, Panama, Russia, UK, Taiwan and has a unique perspective on global leadership - but it really all started with a simple goal to "see the world¡¨.

In the international business community leaders come and sometimes they go.  Fran Milnes has spent the last two years rebuilding and growing Novartis in Taiwan.  In this crucial time in Taiwan healthcare and as she transitions to a new role elsewhere we revisit her Leadership Matters episode to listen to the philosophy that has helped reshape Novartis and healthcare in Taiwan. 

Sean Blakely, Head of PWC South Korea and Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Korea takes time out to talk to Steven Parker on Leadership Matters about building your own narrative, following your passions and how making your own path is really the only way to be successful.

In this episode Steven Parker talks to a Taiwan success story, Gary Kao. As a pioneer of the early tech trading companies Gary founded his own company before listing and selling out on, of all places, the South African stock exchange. Gary talks about finding your niche, never giving up, asking for help, and just never being afraid to network.

In this month\'s Leadership Matters we talk to Meg Lin, CEO of the Taiwan Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Partnership as well as a Deputy Director at the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research. She talks about Net Zero, Bringing your Energy to work, Challenging yourself with things that you are not very good at and how being underestimated can be very motivating. Join us for a great chat.

Victoria Rennoldson is a Global Communications Coach and the host of CultureCuppa who has worked Teams across all continents. In this episode she shares with Steve Parker about, Cultural Intelligence, and how to get the best out of teams in any location around the world.

Fran Milnes is the Country President of Novartis Taiwan and arrived in Taiwan facing both a covid pandemic and a country restructure. She shares with Steven Parker about communication, transparency, building the future generation of workers, and the need to get Mentors.

In this month\'s episode of Leadership Matters Steven Parker talks to with Niven Huang ¡V Head of Sustanaibility for KPMG. Dr Huang has been involved in Sustainabilty issues for over 25 years and has seen the industry grow from peripheral to now part of the mainstream conversation. He has worked with multinationals He has always believed in preserving the environment but a chance encounter lead him to want to change from a carbon user to a preserver of the environment.

Mike Weinberg is a sales guru. Four times New York Times and Amazon Best Selling Author who has trained araound the world. In this month\'s interview he talks to Steven Parker about Sales, Leadership, and how to transition from one to the other. And he shares his simple three step process to being a better Sales person and being a better Sales Manager; and just how different those two roles are.Mike Weinberg is a sales guru. Four times New York Times and Amazon Best Selling Author who has trained araound the world. In this month¡¦s interview he talks to Steven Parker about Sales, Leadership, and how to transition from one to the other. And he shares his simple three step process to being a better Sales person and being a better Sales Manager; and just how different those two roles are.